"Normal" Oil Consumption
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From: Perkins, OK
"Normal" Oil Consumption
What would be considered a "normal" rate of crankcase oil consumption. My 97 CC 4WD appears to be using about a quart per 1000 miles. I've only had it for a couple of months, so I'm not sure what's good and what's bad.
Thanks for the input.
Thanks for the input.
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That's probably in the normal range. My 01 seems to use about a quart every couple of thousand miles. It depends a little on what I'm doing with it. Others here may have probably have trucks that don't use any oil and others may use more and still be "normal."
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My 02 PSD is a grocery getter. The heaviest thing it hauls is a deer in the fall (with good luck) and two bird dogs to ND once a year. It doesn't use any that I can tell. That's at 3k or 5k when ever I decide to change it that time. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the replies, guys. I guess mine could be classified as an and "oil burner" in the purest sense of the term. I didn't mention it in my first post, but I do have a little seep somewhere, and find a silver-dollar sized puddle under it each morning. Probably the pedestal o-rings. So it doesn't burn all of that 2 quarts, just leaks part of it. I'm likin' it anyway!
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The design of the injectors (HEUI) mean that it will use oil, especially under load.
I have seen up to 1 gallon between oil changes without any mechanical engine problems, or leaks.
Remember how much oil these engines hold...
I wouldn't be remotely worried.
I have seen up to 1 gallon between oil changes without any mechanical engine problems, or leaks.
Remember how much oil these engines hold...
I wouldn't be remotely worried.
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Normal is a relative term ! My '96 uses 2 to 3 qts. between changes ( every 5000mi, ) depending on what I've been doing ( ie ) pulling a loaded equipment trailer or 30' travel trailer or just running around town . As Erma Bombeck ( remember her ? ) said "normal is just a setting on a clothes dryer " ...........
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